Historic District in Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023
1. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
©C. Keck Sc. 1913.
Cast by Jno. Williams, Inc. N.Y.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 15, 1898.
Location. 34° 14.157′ N, 77° 56.648′ W. Memorial is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in the Historic District. It can be reached from Market Street (Business U.S. 17) 0.1 miles west of North 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the right/east side of the Wilmington Light Infantry Building / John A. Taylor House front entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 411 Market Street, Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John A. Taylor House (here, next to this marker); Wilmington Light Infantry (here, next to this marker); Historic First Baptist Church (a few steps from this marker); Wilmington Coup (within
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Also see . . . USS Maine. Wikipedia entry:
Maine was sent to Havana Harbor to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban War of Independence. She exploded and sank on the evening of 15 February 1898, killing three-quarters of her crew. The ship lay at the bottom of the harbor until 1911, when a cofferdam was built around it. The hull was patched up until the ship was afloat, then she was towed to sea and sunk.(Submitted on June 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023
2. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023
3. Wilmington Light Infantry Building / John A. Taylor House
The marker is visible to the right of the entrance.
from Wikipedia, 1898
4. U.S.S. Maine
Entering Havana Harbor on 25 January 1898, three weeks before her destruction.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 4. submitted on November 27, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
